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Introduced
02/16/2017
02/16/2017
In Committee
10/04/2017
10/04/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
FAST Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that, under Medicare, telehealth services include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided to an individual soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms. Certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare shall not apply with respect to such stroke services.
AI Summary
This bill, the FAST Act of 2017 or Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017, aims to expand access to telehealth-eligible stroke services under the Medicare program. The key provisions are: 1) Telehealth services are specified to include telehealth-eligible stroke services provided soon after the onset of acute-stroke symptoms, and 2) certain originating-site requirements applicable to telehealth services under Medicare will not apply to these stroke services. The bill is intended to improve access to timely stroke treatment by allowing telehealth services to be provided from a wider range of locations, including hospitals, critical access hospitals, and mobile stroke units.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (178)
Morgan Griffith (R)*,
Ralph Abraham (R),
Mark Amodei (R),
Brian Babin (R),
Lou Barletta (R),
Andy Barr (R),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joe Barton (R),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Gus Bilirakis (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Rod Blum (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Susan Brooks (R),
Julia Brownley (D),
Larry Bucshon (R),
Michael Burgess (R),
Bradley Byrne (R),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Buddy Carter (R),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Steve Chabot (R),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Mike Coffman (R),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Chris Collins (R),
Paul Cook (R),
Jim Costa (D),
Ryan Costello (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Charlie Crist (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Susan Davis (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Charles Dent (R),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Daniel Donovan (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
Neal Dunn (R),
Keith Ellison (D),
Tom Emmer (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Bill Flores (R),
Jeff Fortenberry (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Bob Goodlatte (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Tom Graves (R),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Gregg Harper (R),
Andy Harris (R),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Jody Hice (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Trey Hollingsworth (R),
Richard Hudson (R),
Lynn Jenkins (R),
Bill Johnson (R),
Dave Joyce (R),
John Katko (R),
Mike Kelly (R),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Steve King (R),
Adam Kinzinger (R),
Stephen Knight (R),
Darin LaHood (R),
Leonard Lance (R),
John Larson (D),
Jason Lewis (R),
John Lewis (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Billy Long (R),
Barry Loudermilk (R),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Roger Marshall (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
David McKinley (R),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Martha McSally (R),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Alex Mooney (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Tim Murphy (R),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Ralph Norman (R),
Devin Nunes (R),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Erik Paulsen (R),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Bruce Poliquin (R),
Jared Polis (D),
Bill Posey (R),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Tom Reed (R),
Tom Rice (R),
David Roe (R),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Peter Roskam (R),
Keith Rothfus (R),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Tim Ryan (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
David Schweikert (R),
David Scott (D),
F. James Sensenbrenner (R),
Pete Sessions (R),
Terri Sewell (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
John Shimkus (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Chris Smith (R),
Jason Smith (R),
Lloyd Smucker (R),
Darren Soto (D),
Chris Stewart (R),
Steve Stivers (R),
Mark Takano (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Mike Turner (R),
Fred Upton (R),
Filemón Vela (D),
Tim Walberg (R),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Timothy Walz (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Brad Wenstrup (R),
Joe Wilson (R),
John Yarmuth (D),
David Young (R),
Don Young (R),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 328. (on 12/06/2017)
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